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Acts 9:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?


Acts 9:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:414 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
πεσὼνpesōn
having fallenverbG4098
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
groundnounG1093
ἤκουσενēkousen
he heardverbG191
φωνὴνphōnēn
a voicenounG5456
λέγουσανlegousan
sayingverbG3004
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
ΣαοὺλSaoul
SaulnounG4549
ΣαούλSaoul
SaulnounG4549
τίti
whypronounG5100
μεme
MepronounG1473
διώκειςdiōkeis
do you persecute?verbG1377
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:4

For, it says, he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea. Acts 8:40 This (Philip, therefore) was one of the seven; for there in fact he is afterwards found at Cæsarea. It was well and expedient therefore that the Spirit caught Philip away; else the eunuch would have desired to go with him, and Philip would have grieved him by declining to comply with his request, the time being not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Now I understand why - it's a daily declaration of dependence on God. God is faithful in every circumstance. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstanc...
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